Connie Payton

Connie Payton, the widow of the great Walter Payton, reacts after bouncing in a ceremonial first pitch to Mark Buehrle before a Cubs-White Sox game at U.S. Cellular Field.

Connie Payton, the widow of the great Walter Payton, reacts after bouncing in a ceremonial first pitch to Mark Buehrle before a Cubs-White Sox game at U.S. Cellular Field. (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune)

Connie Payton, the widow of the great Walter Payton, reacts after bouncing in a ceremonial first pitch to Mark Buehrle before a Cubs-White Sox game at U.S. Cellular Field.